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EFL Cup | Semi-Finals | 1st Leg
Jan 8, 2025 at 8pm UK
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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Spurs
vs.
Liverpool

The Match

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Liverpool could line up for their EFL Cup semi-final first leg away at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's EFL Cup semi-final first leg against Tottenham Hotspur.

Form, Standings, Stats

Tottenham Hotspur

All competitions
EFL Cup
Last Game: Spurs 1-2 Newcastle
Saturday, January 4 at 12.30pm in Premier League

Liverpool

All competitions
EFL Cup
Last Game: Liverpool 2-2 Man Utd
Sunday, January 5 at 4.30pm in Premier League

We say: Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 Liverpool

 Spurs games guarantee goals, and after the nine-goal thriller between the two just a few weeks ago, another could be in store, especially given the home side's defensive injury crisis. Liverpool have scored 10 goals in their three EFL Cup games so far despite rotating heavily, so even with plenty of changes, they will be confident of putting themselves in a commanding position ahead of the second leg next month. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Liverpool win with a probability of 63.42%. A win for Tottenham Hotspur has a probability of 19.15% and a draw has a probability of 17.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win is 1-2 with a probability of 8.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-3 (7.48%) and 0-2 (5.87%). The likeliest Tottenham Hotspur win is 2-1 (4.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (6.36%).

Result
Tottenham HotspurDrawLiverpool
19.15% (-1.86 -1.86) 17.43% (-0.985 -0.99) 63.42% (2.845 2.85)
Both teams to score 70.96% (0.72099999999999 0.72)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
77.57% (2.082 2.08)22.43% (-2.081 -2.08)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
58.51% (2.792 2.79)41.48% (-2.792 -2.79)
Tottenham Hotspur Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.32% (-0.16500000000001 -0.17)23.68% (0.165 0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.21% (-0.241 -0.24)57.79% (0.241 0.24)
Liverpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.97% (1.144 1.14)7.02% (-1.143 -1.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
74.32% (2.95 2.95)25.68% (-2.948 -2.95)
Score Analysis
    Tottenham Hotspur 19.15%
    Liverpool 63.42%
    Draw 17.43%
Tottenham HotspurDrawLiverpool
2-1 @ 4.58% (-0.458 -0.46)
3-2 @ 2.92% (-0.124 -0.12)
1-0 @ 2.4% (-0.384 -0.38)
3-1 @ 2.2% (-0.231 -0.23)
2-0 @ 1.73% (-0.286 -0.29)
4-2 @ 1.05% (-0.05 -0.05)
4-3 @ 0.93% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 3.33%
Total : 19.15%
1-1 @ 6.36% (-0.601 -0.6)
2-2 @ 6.09% (-0.226 -0.23)
3-3 @ 2.59% (0.044 0.04)
0-0 @ 1.66% (-0.257 -0.26)
Other @ 0.73%
Total : 17.43%
1-2 @ 8.45% (-0.272 -0.27)
1-3 @ 7.48% (0.198 0.2)
0-2 @ 5.87% (-0.16 -0.16)
2-3 @ 5.39% (0.116 0.12)
0-3 @ 5.19% (0.162 0.16)
1-4 @ 4.97% (0.406 0.41)
0-1 @ 4.42% (-0.393 -0.39)
2-4 @ 3.58% (0.276 0.28)
0-4 @ 3.45% (0.297 0.3)
1-5 @ 2.64% (0.353 0.35)
2-5 @ 1.9% (0.246 0.25)
0-5 @ 1.83% (0.252 0.25)
3-4 @ 1.72% (0.125 0.13)
1-6 @ 1.17% (0.214 0.21)
3-5 @ 0.91% (0.115 0.12)
Other @ 4.47%
Total : 63.42%

Who will win Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Spurs and Liverpool?

Tottenham Hotspur
Draw
Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur
26.7%
Draw
8.9%
Liverpool
64.4%
191
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Kane (70')
Salah (11', 40')
> Match Report
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